Ryzen 3 3100 vs Athlon Gold 3150U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.59

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1630872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.87
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Architecture codenameDali (Zen)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99
Current price$446 $140 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache192 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon Gold 3150U 2.59
Ryzen 3 3100 7.71
+198%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 198% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon Gold 3150U 4011
Ryzen 3 3100 11928
+197%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 197% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon Gold 3150U 794
Ryzen 3 3100 1482
+86.6%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 87% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon Gold 3150U 1645
Ryzen 3 3100 5094
+210%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 210% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Athlon Gold 3150U 3639
Ryzen 3 3100 5181
+42.4%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 42% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Athlon Gold 3150U 7566
Ryzen 3 3100 23406
+209%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 209% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Athlon Gold 3150U 40.13
Ryzen 3 3100 6.58
+510%

Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by 510% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Athlon Gold 3150U 4
Ryzen 3 3100 11
+174%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 174% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Athlon Gold 3150U 352
Ryzen 3 3100 991
+182%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 182% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Athlon Gold 3150U 117
Ryzen 3 3100 178
+52.1%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 52% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Athlon Gold 3150U 1.36
Ryzen 3 3100 1.99
+46.3%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 46% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Athlon Gold 3150U 2.2
Ryzen 3 3100 5.4
+145%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 145% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Athlon Gold 3150U 1631
Ryzen 3 3100 4848
+197%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 197% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Athlon Gold 3150U 22
Ryzen 3 3100 59
+161%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 161% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Athlon Gold 3150U 107
Ryzen 3 3100 203
+90%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by 90% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 7.71
Recency 7 January 2020 24 April 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 3150U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Gold 3150U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 3150U and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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